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Julian is a fictional character on the Canadian television series Trailer Park Boys portrayed by John Paul Tremblay. He is one of the three main characters on the show along with Ricky and Bubbles.

Character summary
Julian is "the brains" of the outfit, he is smarter of the pair and the leader of the group, although he does claim that Bubbles is the 'sharpest person in the trailer park'. His main goal in life is to get rich quick and retire, a goal he works towards with a series of drug related activities, stealing items of value under $1000, and 'investments'. Also, he is sometimes referred to as Alch-y (for alcoholic) and Patrick Swayze, due to an arguably close resemblance, which he can't stand being called after Ricky told everyone in school that he dressed up as him and enjoys watching Dirty Dancing. He is very rarely seen without a drink (usually rum and Coke) in his hand, and always wears jeans and a black t-shirt. The sound of ice clinking against glass follows him everywhere. Likewise, he refuses to put down the drink even when he is partaking in heists and public buildings, having the drink in one hand, and a firearm (a Beretta 92 in early seasons and in Season Five a Colt 1911) in another. Julian has emerged from rollover car crashes with his rum and coke completely intact, and has carried Cory and Trevor with his drink and gun as well. Julian is generally more sensible than Ricky, and sometimes thinks of getting a legitimate job, but "Freedom 35", the plan to get enough money through crime to retire early, always lures him back in. He briefly dated police Constable Erica Miller, but he wouldn't give up his career of crime to continue the relationship. It ended with him telling her off and allowing himself to be taken down to the police station by her.

Although Julian is a criminal, he generally tries to avoid genuinely harming anyone or taking more than he actually needs. When robbing a grocery store to obtain food for Ricky's wedding, he told the staff and customers that he didn't want to hurt anyone or take their money, only needing some food. He also reprimands Ricky for stealing barbecues from other residents of the trailer park and for involving children in his crimes, and cusses out J-Roc, Tyrone and Cory and Trevor for stealing Christmas presents that were supposed to be given to children. Most of his crimes involve petty theft or other non-violent crime such as bootlegging, rather than anything that involves violence; he and Ricky only deal marijuana and hashish, rather than more dangerous drugs. He also has a sort of cowboy persona, despite being a criminal, he believes in honour and respect, even towards his enemies. He also prefers using logic instead of bullets to solve conflicts but will not hesitate to pull out a firearm if he needs to.

Julian was raised by Levi and Desiree after they found him abandoned in the trailer park. Julian does not know who his biological parents are, nor does he much care. He has no other blood relatives that he knows about, although he has 'adopted' an elderly woman in the trailer park as his grandmother (Mrs. Peterson). She occasionally buys him presents, mostly consisting of booze, dope and CDs, for which in return Julian babysits her dog. This occasionally has disastrous consequences, namely whenever Julian has to deal with Ricky and Bubbles, while also taking care of the dog. His birthday is somewhere in October, 1971, making him around the age of 36.

Characterization
Julian's "look" is more or less based solely around black clothing. Sometimes he can be seen wearing a chain and an earring, and almost every time on screen he is seen with a glass of rum and coke. However, in earlier episodes, Julian can be seen wearing blue jeans.